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Licensed to sponsor the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route from Preston, according to the Home Office register.
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Claim this pageCity Church Preston is a private company limited by guarantee (Companies House number 08522873), incorporated in May 2013, with its registered office in Preston. Companies House lists its business as activities of religious organizations. It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route with an A rating. It has been on the register since September 2026.
From Companies House and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 22 Oct 2026.
On the register since September 2026, the earliest copy of the register we have that lists it. No changes to its licence since then.
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Yes. City Church Preston is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route.
It holds an active sponsor licence for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route. Whether a particular role is sponsored is up to the employer; the licence only means it is allowed to.
The register lists City Church Preston for one route: Tier 2 Ministers of Religion (A rating).
City Church Preston has been on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors since September 2026, the first copy of the register that lists it.
City Church Preston is registered with Companies House under company number 08522873, with its registered office in Preston.
The register lists City Church Preston with an A rating on the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route.
Companies House lists City Church Preston under activities of religious organizations.
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2 other licensed sponsors in Preston have the same industry code: activities of religious organizations (94910).